David Gergen: “I don't think so, Anderson. He had some genuine problems with the economy before the Massachusetts vote.”

If he comes out and throws cold water on this, then I don't think it goes anywhere.

It's very, very big. Not legally, but politically, it's a very, very big deal.

I think the signs are just as Margaret says. They are saying that he is increasingly interested. Strikingly, Anderson, his interest seems to intensify when he sees Biden in trouble.

Again, both sides are having an eye on the clock. In the Democrats' case, they really want to keep things speed up as much as they can, probably as they can because they know in November, they may lose the House of Representatives and the…